Meta-analysis of surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation for early hepatocellular carcinoma

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xu, Gang ^a   Qi, Fu zhen ^a   Zhang, Jian huai ^a   Cheng, Guo feng ^a   Cai, Yong ^a   Miao, Yi ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; meta analysis; radiofrequency ablation; surgery

Indexed keywords

CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EARLY CANCER; EMBASE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LOCAL RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; META ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CATHETER ABLATION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84864927714     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-10-163     Document Type: Review

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